Recorded Resources - Past EDI.I Events

Special Panel Event: Indigenous perspectives within Applied Science professions and academia

3:30pm - 5:00pm

We are excited to invite you to a special panel as part of our Applied Science focus on National Indigenous History Month: Indigenous Perspectives within Applied Science Professions and Academia. Our goal is to help raise awareness, engage in dialogue, and discuss actions that we can and should be taking as a Faculty. Our aim is that this panel will elevate Indigenous voices within disciplines and share practices and knowledge Indigenous people bring to enrich the faculty and programs they work within. The panel will explore how Indigenous faculty in Applied Science disciplines approach their classrooms and professional practices. We will hear about their motivation and how they apply and create the tools they use and share with other peoples. We will learn how these faculty members design and decolonize their classrooms and practices.  Panelists: Ian Foulds, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering, Principal's Research Chair - Indigenous Reconciliation in Engineering, School of Engineering, Okanagan Campus  Maggie Low, Assistant Professor, Indigenous Partnership Group, Co-Chair of the Indigenous Community Planning (ICP) program, School of Community & Regional Planning Margaret Moss, Associate Professor, Director of the First Nations House of Learning, School of Nursing Patrick Stewart, Architect and Adjunct Professor, Co-Editor of Our Voices: Indigeneity and Architecture, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Pam Wolf, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Civil Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science  Facilitators: Danilo Caron, Indigenous Student Engagement Coordinator UBC Engineering Student Services, Faculty of Applied Science Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, Senior Manager, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Indigeneity, Faculty of Applied Science  Hosts: James Olson, Dean, Faculty of Applied Science  Sheryl Staub-French, Associate Dean, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Indigeneity, Faculty of Applied Science 

Pride film screening: Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things

Commemorating both Indigenous History Month and Pride Month, the Equity and Inclusion Office is hosting a screening of Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things. The documentary follows a pride celebration in Nunavut, Canada, and discusses the impacts of colonization on traditional Inuit beliefs on sexuality, as well as processes of ‘unshaming’ which younger generations are undertaking. The screening will be followed by a discussion of key themes and takeaways.

Black women in the academy

9:30am - 11:00pm

The purpose of this speaker series is to foreground Black voices in fields where Blackness is particularly underrepresented, and provide actionable and measurable strategies to UBC to increase Black representation and Black excellence in these fields. Speakers from Canada and abroad are highlighted.

Anti-racist teaching series: Identity matters: Connecting power, privilege and bias to anti-racism work

9:19pm

This session introduces fundamental concepts such as power, privilege, and positionally, which are essential for understanding racism or developing anti-racist teaching practices.

Everyone is a wellness champion: Stories from the Rez

10:00am - 11:30am

This panel will feature inspirational role models from First Nations communities who use sports and physical activity to empower themselves and others. Join moderator Jordie Johnson as he converses with panel members Stephanie Nelson, Melanie Angus, Justin Kelly and Bernice Jensen for inspirational stories, straight from the Rez.

UBC: The National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism

12:00am - 12:00am (+1 day)

UBC convened a two-day virtual event to address the ongoing crisis of escalating anti-Asian racism in Canada. On June 10–11, 2021, a constellation of community organizers, scholars, and public intellectuals, along with key figures in government, health care, media, journalism, the corporate world and the not-for-profit sector convened for frank discussions about anti-Asian racism in our country with the aim of articulating bold and concrete recommendations for action.  The first day of programming was open to the public, with sessions focusing on the issues impacting Asian Canadians, coalition building across Asian Canadian communities, and effective access and advocacy for systemic change. The second day was a working session with sector leaders, informed by the outcomes of day one. The event culminated in a public session - an opportunity to share the list of bold actions and key priorities that will be presented for implementation.

Graduate students and TAs workshop

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Bandwidth Recovery: Helping Students Reclaim Cognitive Resources Lost to Poverty, Racism, and other “Differentisms” Following the Celebrate Learning Week Keynote event, graduate students and TAs can attend an additional workshop to learn about several interventions designed to help students recover bandwidth, such as utilizing values affirmations, a growth mindset and more.

14 Not Forgotten

11:00am - 1:00pm

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